Kansas City Chiefs assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Dave Toub is entering his 20th season as a special teams coach in the NFL. During that time Toub claims he has never come across a punter better than former Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt. That’s saying something as he also had a really good punter with the Chicago Bears in Brad Maynard, who holds several NFL records and was three-time NFL punting yards leader.
Toub had a chance to speak with media members for the first time since Colquitt’s release from Kansas City. You can tell that it was difficult for Toub to see Colquitt go, but he also recognizes the business side of the NFL.
“Well Dustin [Colquitt], first off, he’s the best punter I’ve ever coached and best punter I’ve ever been around,” Toub said. “He’s such a great person, great team leader, just a great teammate for everybody. You never knew what he was going to do, he was always going to have some practical joke or something just to make everybody laugh in the room. He was so great in the community with TeamSmile, what he did there. Just an awesome family man, spiritual guy. He’s going to be missed. He’s going to be hard to replace, but that’s the way the NFL is sometimes, things change, and we need to move on.”
As great as Colquitt was on the field, Toub really illustrates the way that he touched everyone off the field too. His leadership and commitment to his team. His ability to make everyone laugh with a timely practical joke. The fact that he had a strong commitment to the Kansas City community and TeamSmile.
Toub is right, things change in the NFL and the team did need to move on from Colquitt. But he also emphasizes that Colquitt is going to be difficult to replace, both on the field and off of it. It’s going to be tough to ask either of the two new punters the Chiefs brought in to step in and fill those shoes in Kansas City.
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